grunblack
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Post by grunblack on Jun 27, 2007 3:54:58 GMT -5
I was wondering what styles of coffee are the most common in Paris and what they are called. I'm not sure if the styles are called the same as they are in Aus, so any guidance would be appreciated (I noticed there are a few people here who seem to love their coffee!).
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Post by andi on Jun 27, 2007 4:01:01 GMT -5
Cafe Creme seems to be the biggest favorite but I haven't tried it myself. I just love French coffee now, the aroma is marvelous, that combined with the smell of a fresh baked croissant first thing in the morning is heavenly. ;D
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Post by goldenmama on Jun 27, 2007 4:32:31 GMT -5
;Great question, grunblack! I can't believe I hadn't thought of this yet, because coffee is vital to my daily existence! What if you don't like coffee that is very strong, but still drink it black? Will I be making a cringing face with every sip?
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Post by phread on Jun 27, 2007 4:37:23 GMT -5
The most common is un cafe, which in N. American would be considered an espresso and is served in a small cup. For a mug sized cup it is an allongé or cafe american. Un creme is yummy, but less popular among the locals and almost never ordered after noon.
Goldenmama, you may want the allonge, but coffee here is much less bitter than the coffee I've had in the US, so you may like un cafe.
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jun 27, 2007 8:41:12 GMT -5
I agree with phread -- I usually get cafe creme (sorry, my computer won't do accents unless I take 15 minutes figuring out each) in the morning, and "un cafe" (like a "light" espresso) later in the day -- it really is much less strong than in the US (and besides, it often comes with a small square of chocolate -- just the thing for an afternoon pick-me-up!).
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Post by luckyluc on Jun 27, 2007 9:03:00 GMT -5
My favorite is noisette. An expresso with a little touch of milk. Just like in my avatar.
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Post by sistereurope on Jun 27, 2007 9:22:21 GMT -5
I don't remember ever hearing about a noisette now that I think about it luc...but it sure sounds right up my alley so thanks. I'm like Becky in that I have to have my creme in the morning, but in the evening after a meal I always have un cafe (which I never drink here, espcially in the evening).Perhaps I'll have a noisette in the afternoon!
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jun 27, 2007 9:48:50 GMT -5
Noisette it is, moi aussi!
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Post by Anne on Jun 27, 2007 10:49:39 GMT -5
NOW, I understand Luc's avatar ! I ashamedly admit that I didn't know what a café noisette is, so I had been wondering why he was asking for a "hazelnut" on his avatar You say that coffee in France is much less bitter than in the US, but it really depends on the place where you have it . I tend to categorize a cafe or restaurant partly from the coffee it serves : low-range places will serve a cheap mostly-robusta bitter coffee, while nicer places will serve a mostly- or pure- arabica coffee . Salons de thés always serve 100% arabica in my experience
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Post by Happygoin on Jun 27, 2007 11:07:04 GMT -5
That's interesting to note, Anne. I assumed that salons de thes (no accents here, either, sorry) would serve great tea but not-so-good coffee. I'm glad to hear that's not the case.
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Post by Anne on Jun 27, 2007 11:28:34 GMT -5
Indeed, salons de thés are not the places where peoples go in order to drink coffee, but they DO serve coffee as well : a cappuccino or a long coffee to go with a religieuse au chocolat is sooo good
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jun 27, 2007 11:57:07 GMT -5
Anne, your post reminds me of a trip several years ago with a friend. We had a flat on rue Vaneau, and there was a bakery down the street (which we found open on Sunday morning, having arrived on Saturday -- we were very excited when we leaned out our 6th floor window and saw people walking by, from the same direction, with baguettes under arm and followed their path to find food!). She inevitably found the need for a "religious experience" as we called it (religieuse au chocolat) on pretty much a daily basis!
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Post by grunblack on Jun 29, 2007 3:55:30 GMT -5
Andiandgaz. that combo sounds wonderfull
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Post by grunblack on Jun 29, 2007 3:57:50 GMT -5
un cafe sounds like what we call a short black, I like drinking Maciatto. Whicj is a short black with a dash of milk.
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Post by Roniece on Jul 2, 2007 3:01:48 GMT -5
when I was in Paris last year I drank expressos only - which is really weird because here I only drink 1/4 strength flat whites!! I think I was besotted with the little cups - one night I had two in a row and for some reason I didn't sleep very well at all! I was hanging off my balcony waving to all those midnight roller bladers!! LOL I'm so blonde sometimes even my blondness scares me!! Roniece
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Post by Happygoin on Jul 2, 2007 13:03:51 GMT -5
oh parisbound, I feel your pain. I can't drink coffee after about 3pm or I'll be cleaning out my closets at 4 in the morning. And when I'm in Paris, I just love those espressos...I could drink them all day and well in to the evening...
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Post by geordy on Jul 2, 2007 15:14:30 GMT -5
I'm in the Cafe au lait or cafe creme with petit dejeuner in the morning group. If it is a late start and no p.d., just stop for an cafe somewhere, it may be an express(as the waiters yell) The rest of the day, like after lunch, late afternoon, after dinner, express again. And I love to see what , if anything, comes with it, square of chocolate, chocolate covered nut, cookie, etc.! Here it is a large cup in the morning and that is it. WIth half and half. On the rare occassion I'm out to dinner these days an expresso after dinner is still okay
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